Team roles and permissions

YAWBDB uses permissions to control who can view, configure, or manage each server.

This is important when multiple people help manage the same Discord server.

👥 Server teams

Each connected Discord server belongs to a team in the YAWBDB panel.

Team members can be given different levels of access depending on what they need to do.

A server owner or team administrator can invite users and assign roles.

🔑 Common access levels

Exact permissions may depend on your current panel configuration, but common roles include:

👑 Owner

The owner has full control over the server in the panel.

Owners can usually:

• View the server
• Enable or disable features
• Configure features
• Manage team members
• Access moderation pages
• Remove the server from YAWBDB

🛡️ Admin

Admins can manage most server settings and features.

They are usually trusted team members who help configure the server.

✏️ Editor

Editors can help configure features but may not have access to destructive actions such as removing the server.

🛡️ Moderator

Moderators can access moderation-related pages and actions when given the proper permission.

They may be able to:

• Search members
• Apply sanctions
• Review reports
• Handle appeals
• Manage tickets, depending on configuration

🎭 Platform roles

Some YAWBDB accounts may also have platform-level roles, such as support, moderator, or admin.

These roles are separate from server team roles.

Platform roles are used for YAWBDB-wide tools such as platform support, backoffice moderation, announcements, wiki editing, or administration.

🔑 Discord permissions still matter

Panel permissions do not replace Discord permissions.

For actions that affect your Discord server, the bot itself must also have the required Discord permissions.

For example:

• Banning requires ban permissions.
• Kicking requires kick permissions.
• Muting requires timeout or role-management permissions.
• Creating ticket/report channels requires channel-management permissions.
• Assigning roles requires role-management permissions.

If an action fails, check both the YAWBDB panel permission and the bot's Discord permissions.

💡 Best practices

• Give users only the permissions they need.
• Keep destructive actions limited to trusted staff.
• Use separate staff roles for reports and tickets when possible.
• Review team access regularly.
• Remove old staff members from the team when they no longer need access.

🚫 If you cannot access a page

If a page is missing or returns an error, it may be because:

• You are not a member of the server team.
• Your team role does not include the required permission.
• Your Discord account is not linked.
• The feature is not enabled.
• The page is limited to platform staff.

Ask the server owner or a team admin to review your permissions.